Are you frustrated by the yellow and brown spots on your lawn that occur when your dog pees in the grass? Wondering why it happens and what can you do about it?
The reason those spots appear is that dog urine is rich in nitrogen and it’s the high concentrations of this plus associated salts in the urine that kills or essentially “burns” the grass the urine soaks into.
You may have heard that to stop your dog from killing the grass when they pee, that you can feed your dog a dietary supplement and this will change the urine. This however, can cause health problems for your canine, so the safter solution has to do with lawn care. I’ll explain a number of things you can do to try to eliminate all those dead spots and a few tips regarding your dog as well.
From a previous interview on my past Wild About Pets Radio Show, comes this conversation with Dr. Debra Horwitz, a veterinary behaviorist, and co-editor of the book, Decoding Your Cat, about why they do some of the things they do. You’ll hear the unique perspectives about cats that will explain why they need to scratch things, what those sudden bites could be about and how to better meet their needs so they don’t have to wake you up every morning at dawn.
Finally, for this week’s creature feature, I’ll tell you a story about a cat that just may make you believe that they do have 9 lives.
Additional Resources for the Show.
Books edited by Dr. Debra Horwitz:
Decoding Your Dog: Explaining Common Dog Behaviors and How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones by American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, Debra F. Horwitz DVM, et al
Decoding Your Cat: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Cat Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones by American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, Debra F. Horwitz DVM, et al.
How to find a Veterinary Behaviorist near you: American College of Veterinary Behaviorists.
Source for the story about the cat who lived – Exploding Pigs and Other Bizarre Animal Stories by Ian Simmons.
099 How to Quiet Your Dog’s Warning Bark & Why Dogs May Misbehave More With Women.
098 How Women Can Get Dogs to Listen to Them & How to Solve Barking Problems.
097 Why Dogs Jump Up On People & How to Help Your Vet Who Helps Your Pets.
096 How to Ward off Dogs Intent on Attacking Your Dog & Stopping Your Cat from Dashing out Doors.
095 What to do about Cat Hairballs & You Can Help Prevent Dog Bites by Doing These Two Things.
093 Why Cats Yowl and What to Do About It & How to Earn Your Dog’s Respect
092 Reasons Cats Bully Other Cats & Why Eight-Month-Old Puppies Forget Their Manners & Training.
091 Remedy Separation Anxiety in Cats & What to Look For To Find a Good Dog Trainer.
090 Tips for Effectively Training Small Dogs & When Hiring A Dog Trainer Is the Best Solution.
089 Medicating Pets CAN be Much Easier & 5 Things to Know About Small Breed Dogs.
088 A Vet That Helps Pets of The Homeless & Dog Leashing Etiquette for Humans.
087 Solutions for Allergic Cat Lovers & Where the Term “Kitty corner” Originated.
086 How Dog’s Behavior Reflects Our Emotions & All the Reasons That Cats Groom Themselves.
085 Relieve Your Dogs Boredom During the Pandemic & Do Cats Dream?
084 How to Survive a Dog Attack and the Colors Your Cat Sees.
083 Why Dogs Attack People and Preventing It and How Good Is Your Pet’s Sense of Taste..
082 New Stories about Rocket, the Children’s Hospital Dog & Reduce Feelings of Fear in Cats.
081 What Triggers My Dog to Fight with Other Dogs and Stories of People and Pets Rescuing Each Other.
080 Science Reveals Why and How Dogs Love Us & the Reason Cats Get Zoomies.
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